Killyleagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Killyleagh was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It was named for the village of Killyleagh.
| Killyleagh | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Irish House of Commons | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1613 |
| Abolished | 1800 |
| Replaced by | Disenfranchised |
History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Killyleagh was represented with two members.[1]
Members of Parliament, 1613–1801
- 1613–1615 Sir Edward Trevor and John Hamilton [2]
- 1634–1635 Paul Reynolds and John Hamilton [3]
- 1639–1649 Paul Reynolds and George Nettleton [3]
- 1661–1666 Colyn Maxwell and John Swadlyn [3]
1689–1801
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1689 Patriot Parliament | Bernard Magennis | Tool O'Neile | ||||
| 1692 | Sir Patrick Dun | James Sloane | ||||
| 1695 | Hans Hamilton | |||||
| 1703 | Hans Stevenson | John Haltridge | ||||
| 1713 | James Stevenson | |||||
| 1715 | Robert Ross | |||||
| 1725 | James Stevenson | |||||
| 1727 | James Stevenson | |||||
| 1739 | Alexander Hamilton | |||||
| 1761 | Bernard Ward [note 1] | John Congreve | ||||
| 1761 | John Blackwood | |||||
| 1768 | Viscount Ikerrin | Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt [note 2] | ||||
| 1769 | Arthur Johnston | |||||
| 1774 | Hon. Pierce Butler | |||||
| 1776 | Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt | Robert Blackwood | ||||
| 1788 | James Stevenson Blackwood [note 3] | |||||
| 1790 | Hon. Robert Ward | |||||
| 1798 | Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Bt | |||||
| 1799 | Hans Blackwood | |||||
| 1800 | Daniel Mussenden | |||||
| 1801 | Disenfranchised | |||||
Notes
- Also elected for Down in 1761, for which he chose to sit
- Also elected for Armagh County in 1768, for which he chose to sit
- Succeeded as 3rd Baronet in 1799
References
- O'Hart (2007), p. 501
- http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/77206
- Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 613.
Bibliography
- O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7.
- Leigh Rayment's historical List of Members of the Irish House of Commonscites: Johnston-Liik, Edith Mary (2002). The History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800 (6 volumes). Ulster Historical Foundation.
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